Tips for Brits in Tokyohttps://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com
Does exactly what it says on the tinMon, 05 Feb 2018 04:04:01 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.com/https://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.pngTips for Brits in Tokyohttps://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com
Vegemite and Marmite in Tokyohttps://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2018/02/05/vegemite-and-marmite-in-tokyo/
https://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2018/02/05/vegemite-and-marmite-in-tokyo/#respondMon, 05 Feb 2018 04:02:51 +0000http://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/?p=314According to a notice up in Nissin Supermarket, Vegemite is no longer being imported into Japan. It has disappeared from there, Kaldi, etc, meaning that it now only seems to be available on Amazon.co.jp, starting at 1,390 yen! In partial compensation, some branches of Kaldi have started stocking Marmite. The reason I say “partial” compensation is that it’s twice the price that Vegemite used to be and half the size (if slightly cheaper than other places like Seijo Ishii).

Xmas crackers, from 2808 yen in National Azabu (the only source I’ve ever found)

Cranberry sauce 529 yen in Kinokuniya, ???yen in National Azabu

Frozen sausagemeat (I guess suitable for making stuffing), around 800 yen for a big pack in National Azabu

Other sources, in approximate order of amount of relevant stuff

Swan and Lion British Deli

Amazon.co.jp

Queen’s Isetan (e.g. in Shinagawa station, just reopened)

see older Xmas posts below for more ideas of places and prices

]]>https://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2016/11/13/uk-xmas-tokyo-2016/feed/1alexcaseSwan and Lion British deli, Tokyohttps://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/swan-and-lion-british-deli-tokyo/
https://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/swan-and-lion-british-deli-tokyo/#respondSun, 11 Sep 2016 21:01:13 +0000http://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/?p=294The name sounds like a pub, but in fact it’s a kind of deli with meat pies, chutneys etc. Take away only, unfortunately, but near the British embassy if you need to go there for any reason.

]]>https://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/british-food-fair-in-imperial-hotel-tokyo/feed/0alexcaseWaitrose foods almost gone from Tokyo!https://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2015/11/22/waitrose-foods-tokyo/
https://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2015/11/22/waitrose-foods-tokyo/#respondSun, 22 Nov 2015 22:37:22 +0000http://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/?p=281If you have a Daimaru Peacock near you, well worth rushing there right now to get whatever baked beans etc they are clearing out, because when I went to what used to be one of the best stores for Waitrose products (in Shibaura) yesterday, they were just down to Waitrose grapeseed oil and Waitrose tinned mushrooms, neither of which was what I was really looking for!

Appears that the reason Aeon put Waitrose stuff in their other stores when they took over Daimaru Peacock was just to get rid of it all as quickly as possible. Just like the story of Tescos and British beer in Seiyu, all goes to show once again that when you see reasonably priced British food in Tokyo, you should buy all you can carry home because it could be gone by this time next week…

]]>https://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2015/11/22/waitrose-foods-tokyo/feed/0alexcaseAll posts just updatedhttps://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2015/09/20/all-posts-just-updated/
https://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2015/09/20/all-posts-just-updated/#respondSun, 20 Sep 2015 06:36:54 +0000http://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/?p=271Mainly just a quick edit to get rid of things which have disappeared since so I don’t get people all excited about things which have long gone, but will try to revisit stores for a better update soon. In the meantime, if you find any out-of-date info on the site please let me know on the offending post or here:
]]>https://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2015/09/20/all-posts-just-updated/feed/0alexcaseRecent British food and drink finds in Tokyohttps://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2015/01/11/recent-british-food-and-drink-in-tokyo/
https://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2015/01/11/recent-british-food-and-drink-in-tokyo/#commentsSun, 11 Jan 2015 21:43:42 +0000http://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/?p=229Updated January 2017. Details on all the places mentioned here elsewhere on this blog and in the sidebar links.

Twinbird oven, 6000 yen, Amazon.co.jp

Alpen muesli no added sugar 864 yen National Azabu November 2016

Alara muesli 972 yen National Azabu November 2016

Fuller’s IPA 468 yen National Azabu November 2016

HP sauce 950 yen (!) National Azabu November 2016

Sharwood’s mango chutney 561 yen National Azabu November 2016

Marigold rubber gloves 702 yen National Azabu November 2016

Bonnie’s jam 1620 yen (!) National Azabu November 2016

Cottage cheese in Seiyu November 2016

Fullers ESB about 400 yen for a small bottle Daimaru Peacock November 2015

Fullers Honeydew beer about 400 yen for a small bottle Daimaru Peacock November 2015

]]>https://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2015/01/11/recent-british-food-and-drink-in-tokyo/feed/2alexcaseLots of British food on Amazon Japanhttps://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2015/01/10/british-food-amazon-japan/
https://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/2015/01/10/british-food-amazon-japan/#commentsSat, 10 Jan 2015 11:47:54 +0000http://tipsbritstokyo.wordpress.com/?p=224The prices are often crazy, but there are things you can’t get anywhere else I know like Branston Pickle, HP Sauce and Bisto Gravy.

This is just the start of the list which I’ll expand as I revisit import shops etc. Listed by beer or by brewer (if I recommend more than one of their beers). There are many others listed on this site which I haven’t included here if I don’t know which list to put them in…

Highly recommended British beers available in Tokyo shops

1. Traquair House beers – over 800 yen, but well worth it for some of the most impressive beer I have drunk. Available in Nissin and a few other place.

2. Old Speckled Hen – recently also available in much more affordable small cans, and sometimes special offers on multiple purchases of bottles. About 500 yen for pint bottles or 250 yen for cans in Yamaya, or sometimes two bottles for 800 yen and 2 cans for 400 yen

3. London Pride – details same as Old Speckled Hen above – very good value when 2 small cans for 400 yen deal available in Yamaya

4. Spitfire – unfortunately no longer available for 150 yen (!) a small bottle in Seiyu, but can sometimes get 2 large bottles for 800 yen in Yamaya

5. Murphy’s Stout – 500 yen for a pint can in Yamaya, or sometimes less

7. Samuel Smith’s beers, especially Oatmeal Stout – mainly available in small local specialist import shops and delis plus Nissin, but usually reasonably priced at around 500 yen for a small bottle

Also worth trying

Fuller’s Golden Pride – very reasonable at 350 yen in Yamaya (when available), and very good getting drunk value at 8.5% alcohol! Usually available in Nissin, though not as cheap.

St Andrew’s Ale – many places including Aeon and Yamaya. I wouldn’t bother with the other Belhaven beers – though the stout is 200 yen for a large can in Yamaya at the moment!

Bishop’s Finger, 650 yen for 500ml bottle

Newcastle Brown Ale – small bottles available many places, including the odd smart Family Mart

Some Brew Dog beers (though how you can choose when there are so many and some are so expensive, I’m not sure)

I’d give it a miss

Abbot Ale – I remember this being good, but when I last tried it both on draft and bottled it was bland as hell

Bass Pale Ale – This had been going downhill for years in England, and isn’t improved by it being brewed here in Japan for the domestic market. Even for 200 yen or so in Aeon etc, I’d just choose an actual Japanese beer instead.

St Peter’s Ale – I used to like these but I think my taste buds have been ruined by too many highly hopped recent beers so now I can barely taste them…